Jinhua-Jiande HSR sees solid progress

Construction of the Jinhua-Jiande High-speed Railway is progressing as a major beam yard building box girders for the HSR completed its construction work recently. State builder China Railway 24th Bureau Group Corp said its beam yard in Jiande, Zhejiang province has finished two days ahead of schedule the construction of all 85 box girders for the second phase of the HSR, which will connect Lanxi to bullet train services. The Jinhua-Jiande HSR is a key local rail line that aims to enhance regional connectivity and integrate tourism resources across East China.

E-bike trade-ins hit 2mln units since Jan

China has seen more than 2.04 million new e-bikes sold under its consumer good trade-in program as of Tuesday, generating 5.61 billion yuan ($783 million) in new sales of such bikes, according to the Ministry of Commerce on Wednesday. Since the start of this year, the daily sales volume of e-bikes under this program has averaged 27,000 units — 2.5 times the figure recorded the previous year, the ministry said.

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